document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=61032>Question 61032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (8, 17) and (9, 9). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope between these two points can be found with the slope formual:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, m=slope, (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are the given points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x1,y1)=(8,17) and (x2,y2)=(9,9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%289-17%29%2F%289-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%289-17%29%2F%289-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-8%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-8%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.  (That mean that they're opposite signs and upsidedown.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of any perpendicular line through the line created by those two points is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28m=1%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28m=1%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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